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2007 BracketsBoys A | Boys AA | Girls A | Girls AA Brackets released for 2007 State Farm Holiday ClassicThe pairings are set for the 2007 State Farm Holiday Classic, which will be held at four different venues in the Bloomington-Normal area Dec. 26-29. The top seeds in the 64-team tournament are Bloomington Central Catholic and Chicago De La Salle in the boys divisions, and Pana and Chicago John Hope in the girls divisions. Central Catholic won last year’s small school boys tourney, while Chicago De La Salle was the runner-up in the large school boys tourney to South Holland Thornwood. Pana, with Southern Illinois University-signee Olivia Lett, is a State Farm Holiday Classic newcomer this year. Hope is led by two Division 1 talents, Zhaque Gray (Penn State) and Ashley Brown. Central Catholic will defend its title in a field that features 14 teams with a .500 or better record, including undefeated Peoria Christian (the No. 2 seed), and one-loss teams Addison Driscoll (No. 3 seed), Chillicothe IVC (No. 4 seed), Macon Meridian, Stanford Olympia and Minonk Fieldcrest. De La Salle, with super freshman Michael Shaw and talented Elliott Brown, face a large school boys field that includes three unbeaten teams – Rockton Hononegah (No. 2 seed), third-seeded Quincy Notre Dame and No. 4 seed Sterling. Sterling boasts junior Joseph Bertrand, who has verbally committed to the University of Illinois. The girls small school field includes 12 teams that won regional titles last year. The top eight seeds are currently 51-7, including unbeatens Metropolis Massac County (the No. 2 seed) and Camp Point Central/Augusta Southeastern. Last year’s Class A state finals runner-up Rochester (currently 12-2) is the third-seed, and one-loss Bloomington Central Catholic is the No. 4 seed. Chicago John Hope, which won a State Farm Holiday Classic crown in 2005, will try for its second title in a competitive large school division that features newcomer Park Ridge Maine South, the No. 2 seed; third-seed Rock Island Alleman; and perennial power Galesburg (the No. 4 seed). Undefeated Normal University High School is also featured along with state powers Morton, Peoria Richwoods and Kankakee Bishop McNamara. Throughout the tournament, live game updates and box scores will be posted on the official tournament Web site, www.theclassic.org. The site also includes tournament tidbits, school information and tournament records. For a complete schedule of games, ticket and hotel information, visit www.theclassic.org. All-tournament passes may be
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